Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-05
RAILROAD MEETING.
The Missionaries to the East Mako
Their Report.

The railroad meeting at Opera Hall
last Monday night was well attended.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Conger, chairman OF the standing
railroad committee, vino announced
that the object of the meeting was to
hear the report of the special committee
that was appointed to interview the
railroad managers in the East.
Captain Hanna was then called upon
by the audience to relate the results OF
the trip. He stated that while he and
Judge Osborn had not brought any rail
roads back with them, and had received
no assurances that We should soon have
another road, they had accomplished
more than he really expected they would
when they Left hero they had been
attentively listened TO by the railroad
men.
They sto pped at Atchison, where they
called upon Mr.. Lowe, general con-
struction manager of the c. R. L & P.
In this gentleman is vested the power to
say what branches shall be built. Mr..
Lowe listened very attentively to their
petitions, and asked great many ques-
tons about our country. He told them
that their road would not build down this
way this year; they are building on to
Denver through the northern tier of
counties in western Kansas, and next
year, IL this country continued to pros
per as it had done in the past two years,
they would probably build branch in
this direction.
While in Atchison Mr.. Guthrie, the
attorney Of the G. B. & O., was inter-
viewed. This gentleman holds very con-
fdential relations with Mr.. Potter, who
has the same authority with the G. D.
& @. system, as Mr.. Lowe with the
G. r. I. & P. but who is now in Wash
ington, and it would be impossible TO see
him. From Mr.. Guthrie the committee
learned that this road was looking in this
direction, and when they do build, they
will probably run on down to the south
west corner OF the state and into the
Panhandle country. Mr.. Guthrie was
given all the information the committee
could give him, and he told them that as
soon as Mr.. Potter returned from the
East he would lay the matter before him,
and would write to the committee, giving
them Mr. Potter's views.
The committee then left for Chicago,
where they met Mr.. Hewitt, who holds
the same position on the @. &. N. w. as
Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Potter do on their re-
spective roads. From this gentleman
they learned that the G. & n. w. will
probably reach out through western
Kansas, but was awaiting, the appointment
of the Interstate comnlsrcer commission,
to see what construction that commission
puts upon the interstate commerce bill,
before they built another mile Of road.
Judge Osborn was then called upon.
He said that Captain Hanna had given
all the particulars regarding their trip,
and corroborated the captains state
ments. He, like the captain though it
was g good thing to "keep hammering
away" that we would never get another
road if we did not work for it.
He added that from what he had
learned while in Hays City a few days ago,
he thought it probable that if the Santa Fe
built to Hays City, it could be induced to
build road parallel with the q. P. from
that place to Wa-Keeney. He stated
that he would be in Topeka in a few
days, and that if it was the wish of the
people he would call upon the officials of
that road, and talk to them about the
matter.
Upon motion of Mr.. Barnes, the CON-
mittee was discharged and a vote OF
thanks rendered to them.
Adjourned